Op-Ed: My family is separated by coronavirus. But with far-flung loved ones, the world doesn't seem so vast

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Op-Ed: My family is separated by coronavirus. But with far-flung loved ones, the world doesn't seem so vast (via latimesopinion)

I was supposed to get married yesterday. Life — and coronavirus — had other plans.

I am a product of open borders, and I hope xenophobia doesn’t keep them closed after the coronavirus threat ebbs. I was born in L.A., but from the ages of 5 to 17, I lived in Guangzhou. Since then, my family has split its time between Southern California and southern China. My childhood friends, international students like me, are also far-flung, living, working and starting families on different continents.

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